WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which among the following statements about the Cold War is wrong?
A
It was a competition between the US and Soviet Union and their respective allies
B
It was an ideological war between the superpowers
C
It triggered of an arms race
D
The US and U.S.S.R. were engaged in direct wars
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which among the following statements about the Cold War is incorrect? Answer: [D] The US and USSR were engaged in direct wars. Notes: The fourth statement that as a result of the Cold War, the US and USSR were engaged in direct wars is incorrect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cold War was an ideological war fought behind closed doors through propaganda and tactics. It was a competition between the two superpowers-the US and the USSR and their respective allies where the two blocs did not engage in direct wars.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry that developed between US and USSR and their respective allies that developed after WWI.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cold War stayed cold for a variety of reasons. Most importantly, the advent of nuclear weapons meant that any conflict between the superpowers risked a nuclear exchange that could have claimed tens of millions of lives and left a swath of destruction in both the Soviet and American homelands.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons.

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